A not so great day.
Today my cat got run over and died. She had been living with my brother for the last several years because she kept causing trouble for the neighbors at our old house. After that she wouldn't "speak" to me anymore for a while so we let her stay with my brother. She was still like my cat though.
My SIL called in tears saying she came home and there she was laying in the middle of the street. We think she was killed instantly. She was 17 and we think she might have been getting cancer because in the last few months she started loosing weight. We knew she would go soon but we just didn't expect this. I think God spared us of having to make the decision to put her to sleep.
It feels like we've lost a family member.
I looked at houses yesterday and found the perfect house. It had a nice large corner lot, front porch, 4 beds, 3 baths, 2000 sq. ft on the top floor with a mud room, pantry, master bed and bath, main floor laundry and a 500 sq. ft. finished basement for the office and storage. The mudroom was next to the laundry room next to a toilet. I have ALWAYS wanted a set up like that. Easy access to the clothesline, the kids can come in and go to the bathroom without getting mud all over the house, PERFECT! It was an older 50's house that needed some updating but all the fixtures were white so we didn't need to do major stuff like change pink bathtubs.
I would have made an offer then and there but..... it was on the corner of one of the major streets in town. It would have been noisy and dangerous for the kids riding their bikes. I felt like I was on an emotional roller coaster yesterday!
I do feel better knowing that we are getting closer to finding what we want. Keep your fingers crossed that we find something soon!
Tawra
www.LivingOnADime.com
BTW, we are still working on the The Best of Living On A Dime book and mom's tips on how she saved on $500 a month. Things have been so chaotic that I am only able to work on it here and there. Sorry for the delay! We are trying to get them done!
My SIL called in tears saying she came home and there she was laying in the middle of the street. We think she was killed instantly. She was 17 and we think she might have been getting cancer because in the last few months she started loosing weight. We knew she would go soon but we just didn't expect this. I think God spared us of having to make the decision to put her to sleep.
It feels like we've lost a family member.
I looked at houses yesterday and found the perfect house. It had a nice large corner lot, front porch, 4 beds, 3 baths, 2000 sq. ft on the top floor with a mud room, pantry, master bed and bath, main floor laundry and a 500 sq. ft. finished basement for the office and storage. The mudroom was next to the laundry room next to a toilet. I have ALWAYS wanted a set up like that. Easy access to the clothesline, the kids can come in and go to the bathroom without getting mud all over the house, PERFECT! It was an older 50's house that needed some updating but all the fixtures were white so we didn't need to do major stuff like change pink bathtubs.
I would have made an offer then and there but..... it was on the corner of one of the major streets in town. It would have been noisy and dangerous for the kids riding their bikes. I felt like I was on an emotional roller coaster yesterday!
I do feel better knowing that we are getting closer to finding what we want. Keep your fingers crossed that we find something soon!
Tawra
www.LivingOnADime.com
BTW, we are still working on the The Best of Living On A Dime book and mom's tips on how she saved on $500 a month. Things have been so chaotic that I am only able to work on it here and there. Sorry for the delay! We are trying to get them done!
posted by Tawra Jean at 8:43 AM
6 Comments:
So sorry about your kitty. I have a cat so I totally understand.
I'm so sorry to hear of your cat's death, Tawra! Pets we've had for so long certainly are like family members. I hope you have many happy memories of her.
I'm excited to hear you've had some success in your hunt for a home, even if you have not found the "perfect" (or almost perfect!) home quite yet. I hope it's encouraging to you to know there are prospects out there! God will guide you when you're making your decision.
Take care.
So sorry for your loss:(
I am so sorry about your cat! It is always hard to lose a pet. Good luck with the house hunting.
jennifer
It does take a long time to find just the right house (it took us 4 long months of heavy duty searching). I'm praying that you find just the right place with all the amenities you need AND that the house is in the perfect location!
God really does direct these things and will bring you to the right home:)
Found your blog a few weeks ago and am really enjoying it.
Blessings,
Trixie
So sorry to hear about your kitty.
I want to encourage you to take your time finding a house. We are a famiy of special needs and needs change. Forget stairs, look only at ranch style houses (I know how limiting that can be) and choose one with a mainfloor launday room.
That was not on my wishlist when we were looking, but it is what God gave us, and He knew what I would need. What a blessing it has turned out to be. When we were looking I prayed that we would have the wisdom to know God's will for us and that He would keep us in His will.(Like you with the one house you mentioned earlier). We had our eye on a house we could "make do" when God gave us more than we could believe Him for.
We had a figure we believed God wanted us to spend, and it was at the top of our price range and I was having anxiety attacks, I just had to know that we were in God's will as much as I liked the house. The seller was not going to pay the closing costs and I said then we couldn't buy it. I told our realtor (who was a Christian) that if God wanted us to have this house the seller would pay the closing costs. Our realtor said, "Cheri, you're going to loose this house, we can add the costs to the mortgage". I said, "No,if God wants us to have this house, the seller will agree." The realtor thought I was nuts! But God gave us the house and it was a witness to the realtor.
I know God is able "to give you more than you could ever ask or think". Praying for you.
Cheri
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